Hand device for beating fabrics and the like



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April 6 QZSQ J. G. MITCHELL,

HAND DEVICE FOR BEATING FABRICS AND THE'LIKE Filed May 12, 1924 Patented Apr, 6, 1926.

JAMES GAB/TH MITCHELL, OF BELFAST, IRELAND.

HAND'DEVICE FOR BEATING FABRCS AND THE LIKE.

AppIication filed May 12, 1924. Serial No. 712,767.

To all 'whom t may concern.' v

Be it known that l, Jarras Gan'rrr Mrroiinm'i, a subject of the King of Great Britain and lreland, residing at Belfast, Ireland, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hand v Devices for Beating Fabrics and the like, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates t0 improvements in hand devices for beating fabrics and the like and the object thereof is to provide an article which will combine more effectively than in previous articles of this kind the desirable quality et flexibility with a certain amount of rigidity.

The various features of the invention will be apparent from the following description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings which show the preferred form of the invention.

ln the drawings z- Fig. l is an elevation, partly in section, of a device according to the invention;

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the connector shown in Fig. l; and

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a cap which is used to keep the beating' members in` place.

The handle l is bored near its upper end with two passages 2 and 2l which are at right angles to the length of the handle.

From the lower aperture to the upper end of the handle there are, upon each side of the latter, recesses 4t and 5 for a purpose which will appear hereinafter. The device comprises two beating members G and which are formed of covered wire l2, the wire being plain, coiled or crimped and the cover being of such material as rubber, cork or leather, although other materials could be used; preferably the wire is embedded in rubber. A one-piece connector 8 having two apertures 9 and 10 is provided, and there is also a cap ll. This cap is provided with lateral projections 13 which serve to lit closely around the beating members and fix them securely upon the handle.

The pieces of covered wire 6 and 7 are threaded through the apertures 9 and l0 of the connector 8 and through the passages 2 and 3 and the two ends of each wire are then connected together after having been bared for this purpose. The substantially oval loops thus formed are moved until the joints are within the passages in the handle as shown in F l when the loops take up the position indicated in full lines. The cap llA is then slipped on to the handle and forces the loops towards and partly into the grooves l and 5; the loops then take up the position indicated in dotted lines. rlhe cap may be merely held in position by the tendency ot the loops to expand or it may be definitely connected to the handle. As will be seen from the drawing the cap is non-circular and the head of the handle is .shaped to correspond.

Sach a beating device has the advantage that it will not damage the article being beaten as would an ordinary wire beater, it is flexible enough and yet at the same time, owing to the combination of the straight passages and the cap, it has sutiicient rigidity to be effective.

lt will be observed that there are several advantages in boring the passages 2 and 3 straight through the handle; lirstly, the handles can be turned out very cheaply owing to the fact that the two holes can be bored in a single operation, and at most there are only two operatie-ns; secondly, the beating members 5 and 7 can be passed straight through the passages, which simplilies the z'tssembling;y thirdly, the sharp bend between the part of the beating member within the passage and the part bent upwards within the cap gives the device a, rniness and takes away the flabby effect that would otherwise be felt in beating'. An ad vantage of the one-piece connector is that the number of pieces is a minimum, and that time occupied in assembling is reduced to a minimum as the beating members have merely to be threaded through the con- I nectors.

Having now fully 'described my invention what l claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is A hand device' for beating fabrics and the like comprising a handle having substantially straight transverse passages extending therethrough; covered wire beating members of oval form, having the ends of the wire members twisted together and disposed in the transverse passages so'that the wire is braced and protected thereby. Y

In testimony whereof I atlix my signature.

JAMES GARTH HITCHELL. 

